Emerging artists hoping to score a spot onstage next to Pearl Jam, Ben Harper and Daft Punk this summer are in luck. For the second year, Lollapalooza will hosts its online battle of the bands competition, Last Band Standing.

Beginning today, artists  will be able to upload songs and images to Lollapalooza.com where fans will have two months to vote for their favorite bands. At the end of the multi-round competition ,two bands will be rewarded spots at the veteran festival. In 2006, more than 2000 artist submissions were accepted, and more than 850,000 votes were cast. Online voters were fervent in their support—and non-support—of artists. As in 2006, this year’s contestants will also be voted on by a celebrity panel featuring Lollapalooza founder/Jane's Addiction leader Perry Farrell, among other luminaries. The competition’s finalists will also face-off in a live competition at Chicago’s Double Door before the event. 2006’s winners were Tone Deff and the Cankles.

As previously reported, Lollapalooza will take place from August 3-5 at  Chicago’s Grant Park. Pearl Jam, Daft Punk, Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals, Muse, Iggy and the Stooges, Interpol, Kings of Leon, Modest Mouse, My Morning Jacket, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Perry Farrell’s Satellite Party, Snow Patrol, The Roots, Paulo Nutini, Femi Kuti and The Positive Force are among the artists scheduled to perform. Relix will be at the festival all weekend, blogging at www.relix.com. For more information please visit www.lollapalooza.com.

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